Spanish Civil Guard police have arrested five French tourists and one Swiss for allegedly gang-raping an 18-year-old British woman on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
Civil Guard showed up at the hotel after receiving a phone call from the hotel’s security staff who found the young woman crying in desperation. Police detained the suspects shortly after.The alleged victim received immediate medical attention and counseling. The Civil Guard took the detainees before a judge in a court in Palma de Mallorca on Tuesday.
Although the suspects are being held in jail, none of them has been formally charged as yet, as the investigation is ongoing. There were no details released on their identities nor that of the alleged victim. This is the second incident of an alleged gang rape by young tourists in Mallorca in recent weeks. In mid-July, police arrestedGang rape is considered an aggravating factor that can carry sentences of up to 15 years of prison in Spain. Several cases of gang rape in recent years have shocked the country.
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